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Norman Armour Stepping Down as Artistic and Executive Director

March 20, 2018

After 14 years of visionary leadership and tireless dedication at the helm of one of Canada’s leading international performing arts festivals, Norman Armour is stepping down as our Artistic and Executive Director, effective April 27, […]

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Love and Support for Norman & PuSh!

March 19, 2018

From Norman and all of us at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, we’d like to thank everyone for the enormous outpouring of kindness and well wishes upon yesterday’s release of the BIG NEWS of […]

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A city on the brink: Dublin Oldschool—A curatorial statement by Cian O’Brien

January 26, 2018

Dublin Oldschool

I first experienced the world of Dublin Oldschool in a 10-minute except at Dublin Fringe Festival 2014—I knew immediately that this was a special show. The energy crackled, fizzed and jumped off the stage. The show […]

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The illuminating magic of It’s Dark Outside—A curatorial statement by Katharine Carol

January 20, 2018

It's Dark Outside

The opportunity to bring outstanding theatre to Vancouver is a privilege I have in my role at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival. As I explore the world for some of the finest artists who create […]

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A force of nature: The Eternal Tides—A curatorial statement by Norman Armour

January 20, 2018

The Eternal Tides, a North American premiere, is one of the most ambitious undertakings in the PuSh Festival’s 14-year history—in scale, technical and touring challenges. 32 people on the road from Taipei to Ottawa, to Montreal, […]

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Seeing the humanity in The Events—A curatorial statement by Richard Wolfe

January 18, 2018

The Events

When Anders Breivik murdered 68 young people and severely injured 56 others on the island of Utøya, Norway in 2011, he committed a strategic act of hatred intended to separate people. Ironically his actions brought a global […]

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You can make double the difference at the 2018 PuSh Festival

January 17, 2018

Every year, the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival raises $2 million to bring the world’s live performing arts to Vancouver. One-third of that revenue comes from people like you. You make the PuSh Festival possible […]

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One of the really good ones: Inside/Out—A curatorial statement by Norman Armour

January 16, 2018

Inside-Out Patrick Keating

Patrick Keating is a journeyman. In all senses of the term. As a theatre artist, he has done his basic training. He has cut his teeth on both the somewhat easy and the somewhat more […]

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